It was a good run, but Central Mountain unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Saturday. They lost to the Jersey Shore Bulldogs at home by a 54-38 margin. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 307th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 92nd).
| 01/25/25 vs Jersey Shore | 2 |
| 01/22/25 @ Danville | 7 |
| 01/20/25 vs South Williamsport | 6 |
| 01/17/25 @ Shikellamy | 5 |
| 01/14/25 @ Selinsgrove | 3 |
| 01/10/25 vs Midd-West | 8 |
Central Mountain lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Taylor Doyle, who posted nine points. Doyle has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last six times she's played. Another player making a difference was Elise McKean, who scored five points.
Jersey Shore's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Peyton Dincher, who earned 19 points in addition to eight rebounds and four steals. That makes it five consecutive games in which Dincher has scored at least a third of Jersey Shore's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cailyn Schall, who went 7 of 15 en route to 17 points and six steals.
Central Mountain's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-7. As for Jersey Shore, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 13-3.
Central Mountain didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, an 81-25 victory against Midd-West on the 29th. Jersey Shore has also already played their next contest, a 57-29 win against Danville on the 29th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
